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Games like Depraved

If Depraved is your kind of game, the closest matches are Patron, Stronghold: Warlords and Stronghold: Definitive Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its bleak, contemplative and dark. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Depraved: Depraved is a city builder game with survival aspects, settled in the Wild West. Build towns and establish important outposts to supply your residents with food and other raw materials. Resist the seasons, dangerous animals, and bandits and conquer the Wild West.

2019StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby Evil Bite
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Disease spreads from filth and corpsesLogistical depth without overwhelming complexityManual citizen micromanagement feels realisticBleakContemplativeDark

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Steam players who put hours into Depraved also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Patron

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Depraved.

    Top pick for Depraved fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Depraved.

    Patron is a survival city builder with a unique social dynamics system. Gather and produce resources, build your fledgling village into a prosperous city and navigate the intricate social tensions before they reach boiling point.

    2021StrategySimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Stronghold: Warlords

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Depraved fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Depraved.

    Besiege Great Khans, Imperial warlords and Shōgun commanders in Stronghold: Warlords, the latest 'castle sim' from Firefly Studios. Command AI warlords across the battlefield as you build a castle economy and new gunpowder-fuelled siege engines!

    2021StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Stronghold: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Depraved fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Depraved.

    Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.

    2023StrategySimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Kingdoms and Castles

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Depraved fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Depraved.

    Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Make trade agreements, alliance, and war with neighboring AI controlled kingdoms. Each villager and resource is individually simulated.

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Pioneers of Pagonia

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Depraved fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Depraved.

    Rebuild hope in a world that was lost in the fog. Lead your Pioneers across the isles of Pagonia, unite scattered tribes, raise thriving communities and discover the history of your people as you reclaim your world in the new story campaign.

    2025StrategySimulation34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Of Life and Land

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Depraved.

    Ranked #6 for Depraved fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Depraved.

    Of Life and Land is a charming settlement-building strategy game paired with a rich simulation experience. Every animal and plant strives to find its place in nature while you lead your villagers to their future. Expand to different regions and trade with local factions to gain needed resources.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Ostriv

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Depraved fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Depraved.

    Ostriv is a city-building game that puts you in a role of a governor of an 18th century Ukrainian town to challenge your creative skills and management abilities.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Land of the Vikings

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Depraved fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Depraved.

    Land of the Vikings is a survival colony sim game. Build and lead your village, and expand it into a thriving city. A wise Jarl must manage resources, survive harsh conditions, and guide their fellow Vikings to work together through social conflict. Skál!

    2023Strategy25.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Depraved

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Manor Lords

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Depraved.

    Reviewers of Depraved cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Depraved.

    Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.

    2024StrategySimulationEarly Access39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Banished

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Depraved.

    Reviewers of Depraved cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Depraved.

    In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The townspeople of Banished are your primary resource.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Tropico 6

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Depraved cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Depraved.

    El Presidente is back! Prove yourself once again as a feared dictator or peace-loving statesman on the island state of Tropico and shape the fate of your very own banana republic through four distinctive eras.

    2019StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Tracks - The Train Set Game

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Depraved cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Depraved.

    Jump into the ultimate toy sandbox and build the train set of your dreams! Create colourful railway systems, decorate beautiful towns, transport commuting passengers, and even ride your train in first-person.

    2019IndieSimulationRacing19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Tycoon't

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Depraved cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Depraved.

    Tycoon't is a strategy game combining light roguelite deckbuilding with slot machine mechanics. Earn enough coins and complete your objective to obtain the key forward. This game contains no real-money gambling or microtransactions.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  6. Annor

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Depraved cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Annor is a puzzle adventure where the player incarnate an explorer progressing through a city mined by hidden enemies to reach the stone of Annor. Illuminate your environment with your scepter to detect the keys of the puzzle and the threat in order to fight it.

    AdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Depraved at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Depraved on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Depraved.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Depraved on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Depraved.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Depraved on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Depraved.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Depraved on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Depraved.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Depraved on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Depraved.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Depraved on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Depraved.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Depraved on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Depraved.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Depraved on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Depraved.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Depraved.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Depraved.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Depraved.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  4. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Depraved.

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Moonring

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.

    2023RPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Outpath: First Journey

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Depraved.

    Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!

    2022IndieAdventureCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Depraved.

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Depraved.

    Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!

    2021IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Depraved

Does Depraved run on Steam Deck?
Depraved is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Depraved cost?
Depraved is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Depraved?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Depraved are Patron, Stronghold: Warlords, Stronghold: Definitive Edition.
Who developed Depraved?
Depraved was developed by Evil Bite.

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